In the
opinion of many, this was the pinaccle of the BBC's Satkids
programming. The relationship between the two co-presenters was
the best yet, and while the programme had wackiness aplenty in
the form of professional comedians (don't laugh) Trevor and
Simon, it was also not afraid to tackle more serious issues.

It's hard to imagine Mike Read
or Noel Edmonds having the right touch for the more serious
segments which were introduced to the programme (just think of
Tidybeard's treacly Christmas morning shows and allow yourself a
shudder).

Philip
Schofield's career arguably peaked here; he is unlikely ever
again to inspire an audience the way he did on Going Live, and
previously in the CBBC broom cupboard. Especially not with the
toss he's been given on ITV.

...Against all that, Going Live
also had Gordon the Gopher, a puppet that inspired far more
affection than was strictly proper given that it was clearly
operated by somone with no sense of humour.

Trevor
and Simon, of course, need no introduction. Unlike their
replacements in the 1991-92 series, Nick Ball and James Hickish.
Such was the public outcry that Mssrs Hicks and Neale were
persuaded to return the next year (for Live and Kicking).

Mark Chase presented the
fondly remembered "Mark Chase Report" in the
first series. Sorry, did I say fondly? I meant never.
'Twas "the kind of thing that gets quietly dropped
at the end of the first series", as they might say
at TV Cream.